One Would Not Use the Kuder-Richardson 20 Coefficient to Estimate

question 11

Multiple Choice

One would not use the Kuder-Richardson 20 coefficient to estimate the score reliability of a comprehensive multiple choice final examination in a beginning psychology course because

• A) Kuder-Richardson 20 requires two forms of a test.
• B) the items are not of equal difficulty.
• C) the items cover various content areas and skills.
• D) All of these are true.
• E) b and c

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